Foreign reserves rise to 28-month high of $82.9 billion The gross international reserves climbed to $82.9 billion in February, the highest in 28 months, boosted by the inflows from the foreign exchange operations of the […]
Cambodia, Laos pen agreement against drugs, crimes Cambodia penned a memorandum of understanding with Laos, joining hands in tackling drugs and cross-border crimes. — MENAFN France grants over 14 billion kip for tea project The […]
Fire leaves 450 families homeless in Quezon City, the Philippines Residents search for belongings from their charred homes after a fire at a residential area in Quezon City, the Philippines, March 6, 2019. Around 150 […]
Korea approves US$15 million for Attapeu flood recovery The government of the Republic of Korea has approved US$15 million (over 128 billion kip) to implement a flood recovery programme and assist the people of Sanamxay […]
Gov’t hits target with slower 3.8% inflation in February Philippine inflation further slowed to 3.8 percent in February 2019, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday. — CNN Philippines 37 of 75 flagship infra projects […]
Japan grants 1.4 billion kip to set up school libraries in Vientiane province The Japanese government has provided grant assistance of more than 1.4 billion kip (US$170,429) to build school libraries and foster pupils’ reading […]
Government debt rose to P7.5 trillion as of January The government’s outstanding debt surged P768 billion or 11.4 percent to P7.494 trillion as of end-January from P6.726 trillion a year ago, data from the Bureau […]
Construction of the Philippines first underground railway system commenced last Wednesday (Feb 27) with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade and representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducting an official ground breaking […]
Japan grants 2.3 billion kip for empowerment of disabled people The Government of Japan has provided grant assistance worth more than 2.3 billion kip (US$274,459) to support a project dedicated to the empowerment of disabled […]
Philippine measles epidemic tops 14,000 cases The number of cases of measles in the Philippines has exceeded more than 14,000 and the count is still rising even as the government steps up its campaign against […]
Private sector development essential for continued Lao economic growth Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia (SEA). On average the country’s economy as measured by GDP has grown by 7.5 per […]
Foreign investment pledges surge in fourth quarter of 2018 Foreign investment pledges approved by the country’s seven investment promotion agencies rose by 322 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, with half of the […]